Assembling A Better Business

BOSS® Hosts Client Connect Workshop to Help Clients Achieve Better Performance with Assemblies Tool

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

To help users achieve better results creating more accurate and timely proposals and work orders, BOSS® Software hosted a Client Connect Elevation Workshop July 23-25 in Boston to dive deeper into the software’s Assemblies feature and share how users can leverage it for increased growth and profitability.

More than 40 BOSS Software users participated in the workshop that included both group and small groups sessions led by the BOSS Elevation Team, industry consultant Bob Maffei of The Maffei Companies and the management team of ND Landscape Services.

Attendees spent a day getting a behind the scenes look at ND Landscape Services facility learning how this growing family-owned business has deployed BOSS Software to improve its estimating, materials management, accounting, lead management and scheduling processes.

Rotating through ND Landscape’s production, contract administration, finance and sales departments, attendees were able to see first-hand how the company has integrated the Assemblies tool, a feature unique to BOSS Software, across their operation. The small group settings allowed for an interactive exchange and sharing of best practices, a valuable part of the overall BOSS experience.

The day concluded with a tour of historic Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, and group dinner.

Day two of the program included a review of the tools included in the latest software update (10.1) and a preview of what future enhancements are in the works. Users also learned more about BOSS’ extensive user support options, wellness checks and certifications.  

The Assemblies best practices panel discussion featured Nick DiBenedetto of ND Landscape Services, John Richter of Richter Landscape and Wayne Epling of Epling Landscaping. These industry veterans shared their experiences using the BOSS Assemblies tool to better manage the financial and operational performance of their irrigation, design build and enhancement projects from proposal to completion.

The event wrapped up with an informative, energetic session from Maffei, who built Maffei Landscape Contractors into a well-respected landscape firm on Massachusetts’s Cape Cod, who shared best management practices on how to measure to manage more effectively by empowering employees, implementing systems that drive accountability and managing to outcomes.

“The information that was offered and the connections BOSS Software users formed during the workshop will deliver immediate benefits,” said Shannon O’Neil, of the BOSS Elevation Team, sponsors of the event. “The workshop demonstrates BOSS’ ongoing commitment to providing users with tools to grow and improve their businesses and listen to what landscape and snow contractors need from their software.”

The event was supported by Gravely, SiteRecon and Urture.

The BOSS Software Difference

Noted for its ease of use and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies, BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance, and cleaning. Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

Tips for Improved Employee Software Training

Rapid growth in business is often called “a good problem to have,” but it can also overwhelm a business that is not fully ready for the substantial impact of taking on new customers and adding services.

Training employees in new business software can have a similar impact on rapidly growing businesses. Employees as well as managers and ownership can feel overwhelmed at the prospect of learning and successfully implementing new business software, no matter how promising the reward is for making the change.

And even when the initial onboarding process is complete, ongoing training to fully maximize all the software’s business management tools is a necessity.

Software Training Essentials

Consistent and ongoing employee training is essential for maximizing productivity and ensuring efficient utilization of the software. Here are some steps for successful business software training:

Assess Training Needs – Evaluate the specific requirements of your organization and identify the software that requires training. Determine the desired outcomes and performance goals for the training program.

Set Clear Objectives – Clearly define the learning objectives you want to achieve through the training. These objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART goals).

Design Training Materials – Develop comprehensive training materials that cater to different learning styles and in different formats. Include user manuals, step-by-step guides, video tutorials, interactive presentations, and any other resources that facilitate learning.

Create a Training Schedule – Plan the training sessions, considering the availability and schedules of the employees. Consider whether to conduct the training in-person, virtually, or through a combination of both, depending on the software and logistical constraints.

Tailor Training to Audience – Adapt the training content and delivery methods to suit the needs and skill levels of the employees. Consider conducting pre-training assessments to gauge their existing knowledge and customize the training accordingly. Make sure the training also addresses the tasks employees will be asked to perform with the new software.

Create Cross Training Opportunities – To build your ‘bench strength’ on using the software, create cross training opportunities for employees to ensure that someone can step in and effectively perform needed task in the event of an employee leaving, extended absences, vacations, etc.

Engage with Hands-On Exercises – Provide ample opportunities for employees to practice using the software through hands-on exercises and simulations. Encourage them to experiment and explore various features of the software.

Foster Interactive Learning – Incorporate interactive elements such as group discussions, role-playing, case studies, and real-life scenarios to enhance engagement and knowledge retention. Encourage questions and create a supportive environment for learning.

Tap into Training Support Resources – Your software partner should offer ongoing support resources to help you with the onboarding process. They should also offer ongoing support resources (i.e., help desks, user forums/conferences, etc.) to address any questions or challenges that arise after the training sessions. Make these resources readily available to employees responsible for using the software daily.

Monitor Progress and Provide Feedback – Regularly assess the progress of the employees during and after the training. Offer constructive feedback to individuals or the group as a whole and provide guidance on areas that need improvement.

Reinforce Learning Through Follow-Up – Schedule follow-up sessions or refresher courses to reinforce the learning and ensure that employees retain and apply their newly acquired skills. Offer opportunities for employees to provide feedback on the training and suggest any improvements.

Evaluate Training Effectiveness – Measure the effectiveness of the training program by collecting feedback from participants, conducting post-training assessments, and assessing the impact on performance and productivity. Use this evaluation to refine future training initiatives.

Successful business software training requires a well-planned approach, ongoing support, and continuous evaluation to ensure that employees are equipped with the skills needed to effectively use the software and contribute to the success of the organization.

The BOSS® Difference

BOSS Software’s in-depth knowledge of business software and the needs of professional landscape and snow removal contractors makes it the number one choice for businesses searching for a complete software solution. Call 866/596-5971 or request a free consultation today.

The Integra Group Continues Mission of Giving by Partnering with Habitat for Humanity

The Integra Group, the creator of BOSS Software,® not only aims to be impactful with the tools it provides its customers for their businesses but to have an impact on the community where it lives and works.

Since 2015, Integra Group team members have put aside their programming and client support responsibilities for a day and grabbed hammers and drills to help Habitat for Humanity St. Louis build new homes for families in need.

The Integra team put their time and talents to build the exterior framing on the ranch-style home in St. Louis’ Riverview/Glasgow Village neighborhood. A typical Habitat home is in the range of 1,200 to 1,500 square feet and features three to four bedrooms and one to two bathrooms. In most cases, our homes also have a full, unfinished basement and either a driveway or parking pad.

This project sustains The Integra Group’s mission of community service through both time and treasure, with an eye toward long-term sustainable results. In addition to Habitat for Humanity, the company also works with Give Hope Global, Midwest Food Bank, and the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.

“Partnering with Habitat for Humanity provides families the opportunity and possibility that decent, affordable housing represents, and we are proud to participate in such a worthy cause,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group. “By coming together toward a common goal, we were able to make a tangible difference in the lives of others.”

Habitat for Humanity offers a homeownership opportunity to families living between 25 and 50 percent of the area median income, who are generally unable to obtain conventional house financing. In addition to purchasing their home and paying an affordable mortgage, partner homeowners contribute 350 hours of “sweat equity” on the construction of their home or another Habitat Saint Louis home and take educational courses to help them succeed at owning a home. Since its inception, Habitat and its volunteers have brought nearly $60 million in affordable housing development to the St. Louis metro area.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

Finding Money in Plain Sight

Finding Money in Plain Sight: How BOSS Software Automates the Invoicing Process

Rapid growth in business is often called “a good problem to have,” but it can also devastate a business that is not fully ready for the substantial impact of taking on new customers and adding services.

Diamond Landscapes, a full-service maintenance and design firm with offices in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky, found itself at an inflection point with its own growth, says Andrew Cropper, general manager of operations and sales.

“We were growing rapidly and needed the ability to track contracts and proposals, as well as analyze outcomes more efficiently,” says Cropper. “Our software, which involved heavy use of Excel spreadsheets, was not getting the job done. We needed a much higher level of detail.”

In 2021, Diamond invested in BOSS Software to help deliver the data and analytical horsepower it needed to support its growth and improve decision making.

The installation of BOSS started with the maintenance division. Cropper revamped the company’s catalog of materials used, reducing the number of items from 8,500 to 800. Compliance with ticket allocation reached 80 percent in the first year and has continued to improve as management and employees have become familiar with the software and work to take full advantage of its features.

Nailing Down Contracts

In the field, BOSS provides a layer of accountability via the job inspection process that is powered by BOSS Mobile.

“Account managers in the field are equipped with iPads, and field supervisors inspect properties to ensure the work is being done properly and according to contract. That information is recorded in the software on the iPad,” says Cropper. “There is an audit for each service, and at the end BOSS produces a property score. If an area is missed, a crew leader and account manager are tagged in the notes section on what needs to be corrected, the level of urgency, and other information as needed.”

With more accurate, updated information gleaned in real-time from the field, Cropper and Diamond can enjoy what has been the most impactful benefit of using BOSS Software – nailing the contract.

“When I came on board at Diamond, the biggest issue that I could see was that our pricing on contracts was inaccurate,” says Cropper. “We were allocating materials improperly or not at all and leaving money on the table. We weren’t charging what we should. With BOSS, we have good data in the system and good job costing. We can assess and price jobs properly from the start and accurately charge for materials and labor.”

Better Data = Better Performance

Having more reliable data puts predictive planning power in Cropper’s hands. For instance, he can calculate turf square footage vs. hours mowed to determine how long a job takes, allowing refinement of production rates.

“With all numbers in place it helps in our forecasting in terms of labor, materials –really in all areas,” says Cropper. “We can filter by account manager, service provided, and much more. It has great reporting capabilities that can help us spot labor needs, where labor time is off, where help is needed, and shift labor and equipment. It can also help with purchasing efforts – we do financial audits, so we know labor rates vs. costs.”

Another big BOSS impact is converting legacy contracts in the maintenance division.

“With existing clients up for renewal, we experienced a year over year increase of $800,000 from legacy contracts from 2021 to 2022, and so far, this year we’ve seen an increase of $300,000 over last year,” says Cropper.

One key capability drove the increase:  the ability to track how long it takes crews to execute specific maintenance tasks.

“This will get better and better going forward,” says Cropper. “We now know our allocations, and everyone is on the same page.”

Taming the Snow Business

Mother Nature will always find a way to wreak havoc on any snow management plan, but the best companies find ways to control what they can. Diamond embraced the BOSS Snow module which slashed billing time and gave the entire snow team better tools to keep work moving and cash flowing.

“We were using massive spreadsheets to track routing and salt usage which was not efficient and could take up to three weeks to bill,” says Cropper. “After the first snow event we got the work into a billable state in a fraction of the time as the previous system. After the second snow event it was less than a day. This year we were able to get billing done in 30 minutes.”

Diamond invoices snow three ways depending on the service options – seasonal, time and material, or per occurrence.

“With BOSS, we are now able to issue contracts or work orders with confidence,” says Cropper.

Another cool feature of BOSS Snow gives plow operators and supervisors the ability to add photos and notes from the work site, which proves highly informative and useful. “It’s a great tool to double check work quality,” he says. “We can share with customers photos for proof of service along with time punches. It has been a big game changer for us, reducing multiple days of work to a few hours.”

Internally, Diamond managers are still learning but the comfort level with the use of BOSS Software tools continues to increase. Crew members have embraced capabilities such as built in GPS for customer addresses, use of job notes and photo capabilities, and the enhanced communication tools that provide more efficiency. “Crews know what they need for the jobs, and they are not running back and forth to the office for materials,” says Cropper.

And the best part is that there is still a mountain of potential to generate even more revenue and improved efficiency with BOSS tools and systems across the entire business. As improved data is collected and populates the software, everything from P&L forecasting to targeting high margin customers to managing costs and spending on long-term construction projects becomes more streamlined and accurate.

“Looking ahead, we want to drill down more on data,” says Cropper. “All jobs should have notes added to them and we can also add property maps, plow maps, planting maps, and more. It will be a big undertaking, but we want to streamline communication and extract as much benefit from the software as we can.”

The BOSS® Difference

BOSS Software’s in-depth knowledge of business software and the needs of professional landscape and snow removal contractors makes it the number one choice for businesses searching for a complete software solution. Call 866/596-5971 or request a free consultation today.

The Integra Group Announces Promotion of Diane Moellenhoff to Sales Manager

The Integra Group Announces Promotion of Diane Moellenhoff to Sales Manager

St. Louis, MO – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, announces the promotion of Diane Moellenhoff to Sales Manager for BOSS® Software.

In her new role, Moellenhoff is responsible for leading a team of executive consultants representing BOSS Software products that serve landscape contractors, snow removal and field service management. She also spearheads business development efforts to solve mission critical problems with customized software solutions across emerging industries including construction, food service, and logistics.

A native of St. Louis, Moellenhoff received her Electrical Engineering degree from the Missouri University of Science and Technology. After college, she spent almost 20 years on the West Coast with a varied career in technology working primarily in the semiconductor sector, as well as training and coaching sales teams.

“BOSS has been a secret weapon for so many landscape contractors and snow removal professionals, it’s incredible to see businesses truly transform with our solutions,” said Moellenhoff. “I am really excited to have an experienced team with so much direct industry knowledge spread the word, so we can help many more companies improve their operations as well as their bottom line.“

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of landscape and snow removal companies. BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, maintenance, and snow removal services.

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

Sharpening Your Estimating Practices

The sad truth about running a landscape operation is that too often, the battle is lost before the actual work has begun. A spotless HOA maintenance job or breathtaking design build project cannot overcome the drag of a poorly developed and researched estimate that leaves a well-meaning organization with a lot of pretty pictures and a bucket of red ink.

Fortunately, pulling together the key components of a job estimate has become more streamlined thanks to today’s business management software. Modules within business management software like BOSS’ estimating capabilities allow real-time collaboration across project participants and can automatically update the information when changes are required.

Do Your Homework

Even the most powerful business management estimating software cannot overcome inaccurate or outdated data. To ensure you have all the bases covered, landscape contractors should focus on collecting the most accurate and updated information to ensure their estimate meets both the customer’s and company’s objectives.

Examine Costs from Every Angle – The bread and butter of every landscape maintenance or design-build project is the core costs, including time, materials, and labor. But do not neglect to factor in a full accounting of overhead costs, from vehicles and communications devices to tools, equipment, office space, and more. Every aspect of the business you run should be accounted for in overhead.

Tracking costs in real-time is another advantage of using business management software in the estimating process. BOSS, for example, tracks actuals vs. estimates. So, as material costs change or other unforeseen changes occur, the software automatically synchronizes the information across the platform. Using this feature allows your company to refine your estimating process and pricing mid-project, which keeps your customers up to date on expenses as well.

Margins and Profit – It should be understood, but the most successful and sustainable landscape maintenance and design-build organizations stick to a consistent regimen for calculating margins and profits. Of course, not every job will deliver the same level of profit, and not every job can be valued by the profit it delivers. Some projects will bring prestige that leads to opportunities with other new clients and might be worth trimming the margin to seal the deal. But deciding how to finalize a substantial number is easier when starting with a consistent profit baseline.

Use All the Tools Available – We are aware that there are a variety of tools that landscape companies can use that make estimates more accurate. One such tool is satellite or aerial measuring of properties. Making sure the software you are using is compatible with outside vendors to import satellite or aerial measurements (BOSS is compatible). Features like this help speed up the process for estimating large properties as well as new developments and help with accuracy.

Understand The Customer and the Job – Clearly understanding what the potential client is looking for you do to on any maintenance or design-build project is necessary; do not leave any stone unturned as you accumulate the information you will need to create an estimate. Establishing expectations is critical and requires clear communication from the potential client. Getting their perspective on what they liked and disliked about past experiences with landscape companies could shed light on expectations they would not otherwise express. Also, while phone calls might get most of the information needed, a site visit can help root out misunderstandings or uncommunicated challenges.

Putting it All Together

With all the information entered, it is time to crank out the proposal. But before you hit send it is a good idea to have someone review everything to ensure all the pricing is correct and current and that no inaccurate data is included. It is also a good idea to make sure

Accurate estimating is the foundation of any landscape company. And while business management software makes gathering and organizing the numbers together easier and more accurate than ever, it cannot account for errors or missed line items. Doing your estimating legwork will allow your business management software to shine and allow you to deliver a bid you can submit with confidence every time.

The BOSS® Difference

BOSS Software’s in-depth knowledge of business software and the needs of professional landscape and snow removal contractors makes it the number one choice for businesses searching for a complete software solution. Call 866/596-5971 or request a free consultation today.

BOSS® Software Releases New Tools for Enhanced Business Operations

New Features Included Updated Dashboards for Improved
Data Management and Financial Reporting

The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, announces the release of

BOSS 10.1 – the latest iteration of the software that landscape and snow removal professionals rely on to effectively manage their growing business operations.

Highlights of the new release include:

  • New production dashboard
  • New business intelligence (BI) dashboards
  • SiteRecon integration
  • Job cost overtime
  • New pivot table report for FSE/audit
  • Add tabs to job screen for tickets, invoices, material
  • Mobile link to property location and directions
  • PO – Update Item cost from receipt or receipt history
  • BOSS Scorecard updates

“We are pleased to deliver BOSS users with enhanced tools that provide greater ease of use and flexibility on how they view and organize their data,” said Mike Cossins, CEO & founder of The Integra Group, developers of BOSS Software. “These tools will enable landscape contractors and snow removal professionals to make decisions faster and with greater certainty as they grow their businesses.”

New Production Dashboard

The new production dashboard offers landscape and snow removal professionals greater ease of use and flexibility on how they view and organize their schedule. Highlights include:

  • Several options to display your production dashboard: day view, week view, work week view, month view and timeline view.
  • New drop-down menu to filter by services and default schedules.
  • New display feature allows you to filter crews.
  • A new Ellipsis feature will make it easier for iPad users and more intuitive for all users.
  • Color-coded tickets to visually help see the ticket status immediately.

Eight New BI Dashboards

The release also features eight new BI Dashboards that have been created to provide additional insights into various aspects of your business. The new dashboards, which can be included in reports, include:

  • Employee count and hours worked
  • Estimated hours vs. actual hours
  • Gross profit by month
  • Gross profit by year
  • Labor efficiency
  • Sales by branch and job type
  • Sales by revenue class
  • Sales renewal status by branch

Additional tools support enhanced accounting, sales and purchasing functions include:

  • Sage 50 provides another accounting integration option.
  • Two new payroll export options – PRISM and iSolved.
  • A new filter option on the sales dashboard – show sales rep by assigned branch.
  • An enhancement to purchase order module to add a Ship to Address option in the property address.
  • A modified manage invoice module with more information on invoice credit memos.

As businesses grow, there is a need a strong business management software like BOSS. BOSS helps landscape and snow removal companies grow by unlocking information and reducing friction. It provides features that growing companies need while being easy to use and easy to implement. And with real-time insights into all your lines of businesses, you can make better informed decisions.

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of landscape companies. It stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

If your business is outgrowing your current business management software, consider BOSS. Want to learn more about what BOSS can do for your business? Schedule a consultation

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

A Season of Opportunity

Business Revenue Doubles With Seamless Software Execution

This winter has been a season of opportunity for Curbside Landscape and Irrigation, a year-round landscape maintenance company in suburban Minneapolis. As Mother Nature churned up the snow machine at a record pace, including sequential weather events that dumped nearly the entire season’s average snowfall in just seven weeks, the Curbside team was more than up for the challenge.
Difficulties that so often vex snow and ice removal efforts – logistics, crew communication, work tracking, reconciling invoices, and timely billing – have been seamlessly executed with the use of BOSS Software.

Curbside started using BOSS back in 2016 to improve every aspect of the business operation, says Tyler Johnson, business coordinator at Curbside.

“We were able to get buy-in from employees during the first year, and we’ve seen revenue go up significantly since we started using BOSS,” Johnson notes. “We more than doubled revenue from $9 million to $20 million, and now employ 100 individuals including field staff and administration.” That revenue total includes $7 million in snow management alone.

 

Mobile App Connects Crews

One of the keys for Curbside’s success in its growing snow and ice removal division is keeping the execution plan relatively simple and flexible, while fully employing BOSS’ powerful logistics and record-keeping abilities to manage the chaos in real-time. The software’s mobile app can create a ticket for each snow event, and all notes on the property and work completed are available for the foremen and crews to view.

“For example, supervisors can share detail on what areas of a property need additional clean up or have special requirements,” says Johnson. “Access to updated information is always available – no one is wasting time waiting for instructions or information.”

The app also provides access to property maps and includes a texting feature to communicate with the foremen and crews, in particular the salt spreader drivers.

“When we need to communicate with crews on changing weather conditions, like when sleet changes to snow, or when there is an equipment breakdown and we need to move crews and equipment around to cover an area, we don’t have time to call multiple trucks to respond. This is where the software’s texting capability is critical,” says Johnson.

 

Faster Invoicing, Better Cash Flow

BOSS’ ticket system collects all the work that occurs during the snow event on a given property, including field notes from foremen and crews who work overnight. When Johnson arrives for work in the morning, he gets a complete and timely picture of what occurred in the field over the past 24 hours.
Having all the information accurate and centralized has been a game changer for Curbside. Internally, the field information fuels the company bonus program, which helps ensure employee buy-in to the software system.

“We developed a culture where people want to make good money through the company’s bonus programs,” says Johnson. “And if we don’t have accurate data to prepare proposals or invoice clients with, the bonuses won’t be as good. Long-term employees know the value of having accurate info and why it’s important, and this gets passed along to new hires.”

Externally, having accurate, timely data means the speed to invoice is exponentially faster.

“This winter we billed more snow work in two months than we did all of last year,” says Johnson. “Before BOSS it was taking three weeks to invoice. Today, we will have an invoice out in 48 to 72 hours.”

In addition to streamlining the cash flow coming in, it also speeds reconciling with subcontractors.

“If we aren’t able to pay them on a timely basis, we may lose them or need a serious line of credit to manage around it,” says Johnson. “Snow management demands good cash flow.”

Curbside has maximized the benefits of using BOSS Software by going all in and extracting as much value as it can. For example, the mowing department has improved its proposals using information generated by the BOSS Software to include actual costs to perform work. The division was profitable for the first time in 2022 having its best year ever.

The company has also embraced BOSS’ culture of continuous improvement, providing the company with ideas for enhancements to the software.

“BOSS is willing to hear input from end users and make changes,” says Johnson. “We got together with them in the offseason to discuss ideas, and by winter the changes were made. They took the time to listen and got it done. Every winter we think of new ideas, and BOSS has our backs.”

 

The BOSS® Difference

BOSS Software’s in-depth knowledge of business software and the needs of professional landscape and snow removal contractors makes it the number one choice for businesses searching for a complete software solution. Call 866/596-5971 or request a free consultation today.

BOSS® Announces Winners of the 2022 Elevation Awards

St. Louis, MO (February 9, 2023) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind BOSS Software the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, announces the winners of the 2022 BOSS Elevation Awards.

The BOSS Elevation Awards are given annually to users who have taken their knowledge of the industry-leading software to the next level to manage their businesses more efficiently and profitably.

For the third time, Greenscape Land Design, Inc. of Raynham, Massachusetts has earned the BOSS Elevation Award for producing the best BOSS Scorecard Report. The report audits a BOSS user’s performance in deploying as many system features and functionalities as possible in their operations, as well as maintaining the cleanest data.

A BOSS user since 2015, Greenscape credits the software with helping increase the company’s gross profit margin some 14 points over this span by allowing the company to easily segment data to measure against its KPIs, and more effectively communicate those results with their team and customers.

“Our team takes great pride in how we use BOSS Software to help make important day-to-day business decisions that drive our growth and allow us to better serve clients,” says Nate Patnaude, vice president of Greenscape. “We’ve us the data in Boss to make day to day , and year to year business decisions, and we work hard to maintain the integrity of that data so that it is reliable and accurate.”

Nashville-based Gardens of Babylon – a BOSS user for 12 years – was named the BOSS Fast Track Award for achieving the highest revenue growth. Owner Marcus Kerske credits BOSS with enabling his company to better manage the details that come with a sharp increase in sales – 35 percent since 2020 – it experienced over the last two years.

“BOSS has become the backbone of our landscape division and has allowed us to make sure we are more accurately tracking job costing, material usage and labor hours,” said Kerske. “We have been able to create processes, including generating valuable reports, in one centralized software to support our growth.”

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to tailor programs to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies. BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning.

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.

Integra Welcomes Simon Prine

St. Louis, MO (January 19, 2023) – The Integra Group, the innovative force behind the landscape industry’s original enterprise business management software, welcomes Simon Prine as an executive sales consultant to the BOSS® team.

In his role, Prine will work with companies in the landscape and snow removal industries to take their businesses to the next level through BOSS software systems and best practices.

With more than  30 years of experience in the landscape and snow industry, Prine brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. Starting as a one-man operation – Simon Says Lawn Maintenance – with just a pickup truck and a lawn mower, Prine worked his way up through the ranks at Clintar eventually managing six branches for North America’s second largest landscape company. In addition to his extensive operations experience, Prine has 15 years of sales experience in the landscape industry.

“I’m thrilled to join the BOSS team and bring my experience and expertise to the table,” said Simon. “My experience selling and using business management software in the field has given me a great understanding of its capabilities. I can’t wait to help BOSS clients improve their operations and increase their profitability while giving them more time in their day.”

“One of the founding tenants of BOSS is to provide landscape contractors with the tools needed to drive their companies to the next level, and Simon will help us achieve that,” said Mike Cossins, president and founder of The Integra Group, developer of BOSS Software. “His sales background combined with his experience starting his own landscape business, will make Simon a valuable team members and valuable resource for BOSS users.”

BOSS Software is recognized for its adaptability and ability to be tailored to meet the ever-expanding needs of companies. BOSS stands alone when it comes to delivering return-on-investment and unmatched levels of client service and support.

BOSS is designed to solve shared challenges and barriers to growth for business owners in multiple field service markets including landscape construction, landscape maintenance, snow removal services, interior maintenance and cleaning.

Learn how BOSS can help you grow your business or request a consultation.

About The Integra Group

Founded in 1999, The Integra Group provides cloud-based solutions and custom software consulting services throughout the U.S., England, Canada, and Australia. BOSS industry-specific solutions are mission-critical business management services that are enterprise-wide in scope.